Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11270
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
International designator: 1994-057G
Object number (NORAD): 43344
Object ID (CCSDS): 43344
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.152 minutes
Inclination: 98.9514 deg
SMA: 7143.886 km
Apoapsis: 772.838 km
Periapsis: 758.663 km
RAAN: 293.1295 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009921
Argument of periapsis: 82.9236 deg
Mean anomaly: 277.3077 deg
Mean motion: 14.37808337 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003015 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010155 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 4:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 6:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43344U 94057G 25186.75686004 .00003015 00000-0 10155-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 43344 98.9514 293.1295 0009921 82.9236 277.3077 14.37808337451027
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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